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Multicultural Ministry

Church Growth
Pasifika is the term used to describe Pacific Islanders who are in the Las Vegas diaspora and Las Vegas considered is the Ninth Island. It is a hub of Pacific culture. Photo courtesy of the Desert Southwest Conference.

Pacific Islander church opens doors

Pasifika: United Methodist Community has begun ministry with the growing Pacific Islander population in the Las Vegas area. The community’s building will now host Tongan, Samoan and Filipino United Methodist congregations that began at other United Methodist churches in the area.
Social Concerns
Attendees of the Nov. 14-16 Facing the Future conference in Atlanta pose with blank masks before decorating them as part of an exercise. The conference drew about 300 pastors serving in cross-cultural ministry to share their experiences and learn new ways to be effective. Photo courtesy of the United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race.

Clergy of color ‘have to keep on pushing’

Hope and hurt comingled at a United Methodist Commission on Religion and Race conference about cross-cultural ministries, where hard discussions about bias and race took place.
Mission and Ministry
Bishop Minerva Carcaño leads opening worship at Entre Nos, a gathering of leaders of Hispanic/Latino ministry in The United Methodist Church, held Oct. 30-Nov. 1 in Phoenix. The event was the first in-person gathering of the group since 2019. Photo by the Rev. Gustavo Vasquez, UM News.

Leaders reconnect, reflect on Hispanic/Latino ministry

After the long period of isolation due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Hispanic-Latino leaders gathered to discuss ministry and offer ways to pivot in this moment in the life of The United Methodist Church.
Faith Sharing
U.S. Navy Commander Genevieve Clark. Photo courtesy of Genevieve Clark.

Blessed to be a Navy chaplain ‘for such a time as this’

Commander Genevieve Clark is a United Methodist clergywoman and Navy chaplain who on this Veterans Day is serving aboard the USS Gerald R. Ford.

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